lovelorn

/lʌvˈlɔɹn/

Etymology

From love + lorn.

lovelorn means Abandoned or forsaken by one's lover; having constant bad luck in romance; desperate for love. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 80 out of 100.

Why this word is great

LOVELORN — [Adjective] Pining and forlorn because of unrequited love or the loss of a romantic partner. From love (romantic affection) + lorn (an archaic past participle of 'leose,' meaning 'to lose,' hence 'forsaken' or 'lost'). Unlike "heartbroken," which implies a recent, shattering fracture from a shared love now gone, or "lonely," which describes a mere, general ache of solitude, "lovelorn" denotes the quiet, chronic melancholia of a specific romantic absence. It is the wilted bouquet kept too long on the desk, the deliberate walk past a café where you might never meet, the careful arrangement of a single place setting—a patient art of tending a garden for a ghost of your own making, a testament to the stubborn architecture of hope in an empty room.

adj

Abandoned or forsaken by one's lover; having constant bad luck in romance; desperate for love.“Ye lovesick bards! repay her scorn for scorn; / Ye artists lovelorn! madmen that ye are, / Make your best bow to her and bid adieu / Then, if she likes it, she will follow you.”
Unloved, bereft of love.

noun

A person who is lovelorn.“And when there's a price involved, she can help others but - not herself. She gives advice to the lovelorn every day but she's never been in love herself. Or so I've heard.”